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Paul Kapur Appointed U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia

NRI S. Paul Kapur, Security Scholar Nominated as U.S. Assistant
Secretary of State

Los Angeles/ Oct 08, 2025
NRIpress.club/Ramesh/ A.Gary Singh

Washington, D.C. — NRI S. Paul Kapur, security and strategic affairs scholar, The Trump administration has nominated for the role of Assistant Secretary of State for South & Central Asian Affairs.

Kapur currently teaches at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and has previously served on the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff (2020–2021).

Biography...

  • S. Paul Kapur was born in New Delhi, India to an Indian father and an American mother.
  • He grew up in the United States, though he frequently visited India during his childhood.
  • He obtained his Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from Amherst College and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
  • Kapur is a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.
  • He is also a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution.
  • Earlier, he taught at Claremont McKenna College and was a visiting professor at Stanford University.
  • From 2020 to 2021, he served on the U.S. State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, working on Indo‑Pacific strategy, U.S.–India relations, and South/Central Asia policy issues.
  • He directs or is involved in U.S.–India “Track 1.5” dialogues and defense/diplomatic engagement projects.
  • Kapur is a recognized authority on South Asian security, nuclear deterrence, and Islamist militancy.
  • Jihad as Grand Strategy: Islamist Militancy, National Security, and the Pakistani State (Oxford University Press)
  • Dangerous Deterrent: Nuclear Weapons Proliferation and Conflict in South Asia (Stanford University Press).
  • Co‑author of India, Pakistan, and the bomb: Debating Nuclear Stability in South Asia
  • Co‑editor of The Challenges of Nuclear Security: U.S. and Indian Perspectives.
  • His research has appeared in leading journals such as International Security, Security Studies, Asian Survey, and Washington Quarterly.
  • Kapur is known for arguing that Pakistan’s use of Islamist militancy is a deliberate strategic tool, not merely a byproduct of instability.
  • In February 2025, Kapur was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, replacing Donald Lu.
  • He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 7, 2025, in a close 51–47 vote.